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Author Evans, James, 1948-

Title The history and practice of ancient astronomy / James Evans
Published New York : Oxford University Press, 1998

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 480 pages) : illustrations
Contents Birth of astronomy -- Celestial sphere -- Some applications of spherics -- Calendars and time reckoning -- Solar theory -- Fixed stars -- Planetary theory -- Frequently used tables -- Appendix : patterns for models
Summary The History and Practice of Ancient Astronomy combines new scholarship with hands-on science to bring readers into direct contact with the work of ancient astronomers. While tracing ideas from ancient Babylon to sixteenth-century Europe, the book places its greatest emphasis on the Greek period, when astronomers developed the geometric and philosophical ideas that have determined the subsequent character of Western astronomy. The author approaches this history through the concrete details of ancient astronomical practice. Carefully organized and generously illustrated, the book can teach reade
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 465-472) and index
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Subject Astronomy, Ancient.
SCIENCE -- Astronomy.
Astronomy, Ancient
Sterrenkunde.
Astronomia (história)
Astronomie antique.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780199874453
019987445X